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Title: Castles in the Sky - Nationalities
Post by: JohnDSD2 on June 09, 2022, 08:55:11 AM

Hello everyone.

Interested in Castles in the Sky, following the battle reports with great interest.

What are the nations included in the rules?

And are there likely to be expansions to increase these?

Any plans for a Martian (Space 1889 style) expansion?

Thanks

Title: Re: Castles in the Sky - Nationalities
Post by: Easy E on June 09, 2022, 03:30:42 PM

The Nationalities/Fleets in the Core Book are:

- British
- French
- German
- Austro-Hungarian
- Italian
- American
- Japanese
- Ottoman
- Edit: I missed Russia somehow!  Russia is also in the book!

There maybe some additional content on the Osprey Website that will add a list for "Regional Powers" that pull largely from the Nations listed above for general ship profiles.  There may also be 1 or 2 additional ships for each nationality as well.   

There are currently no plans for expansions at this point, but I have all ready received requests for expansion into several areas/regions, rules to make your own airships, and other ideas.  If it sells well enough, perhaps.  However, Osprey is typically risk averse to "secondary books" unless the initial ones sells incredibly well.  Expansions typically do not do that well.

However, I plan on supporting it with future development via my Blood and Spectacles Blog and Wargame Vault.

Title: Re: Castles in the Sky - Nationalities
Post by: The_Beast on June 11, 2022, 12:30:22 PM

I know a fellow who'd be interested in a Scandinavian bent, though I'd suggest Swedish as opposed to his Norwegian.

Danish? Depends on how alt your alt history is...  :D

Doug

Title: Re: Castles in the Sky - Nationalities
Post by: JohnDSD2 on June 14, 2022, 08:19:04 AM

Thanks for the reply.

Any chance of some Russians?

Thanks again

Title: Re: Castles in the Sky - Nationalities
Post by: MaleGriffin on June 14, 2022, 02:09:33 PM

I know they probably had a page limit, but I really wish they included Russia as well. My VSF games include them instead of the Austro-Hungarians.

Title: Re: Castles in the Sky - Nationalities
Post by: Easy E on June 14, 2022, 03:25:11 PM

I knew I was missing one!  Yeah, Russia is in there too.

Title: Re: Castles in the Sky - Nationalities
Post by: mweaver on June 20, 2022, 02:41:20 AM

A VSF version would be ace.  May pick up this one, just for ideas.

-Michael

Title: Re: Castles in the Sky - Nationalities
Post by: boywundyrx on June 27, 2022, 04:02:09 PM

Also interested in VSF (have old Space 1889 ships) as well as a build system for other nations and for the variety of Brigade ships available, particularly since I have a lot of the old ones with different profiles than their replacements.

Chris

Title: Re: Castles in the Sky - Nationalities
Post by: Easy E on June 27, 2022, 04:17:38 PM

The game is pretty scale and model agnostic. 

The ship stats are based more on "real world" ship types and not based on any companies existing model range.  If you have a ship and you put it on a fling base, you can use it in the game with a profile.   

Title: Re: Castles in the Sky - Nationalities
Post by: Easy E on June 28, 2022, 09:00:51 PM

Here are some flip-throughs from Youtube for your enjoyment:

RJL Games
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ja9UDAH_Jl8

NotJay's Tabletop Gaming
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TILORc9wzQ